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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald   The case of Lethbridge man Skye Atoa, accused with multiple sex related offences was heard in Lethbridge Court Friday, where his lawyer Richard Muenz made some changes to trial dates, bail hearings and other matters.  As Atoa has multiple charges and requires multiple trial dates, there is one matter [...] Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE- Lethbridge West MLA Rob Miyashiro    If you own a home in Lethbridge, you’ve recently received your property assessment, an estimate of your home’s value that the City uses to calculate your property taxes for the year. The actual amount you’ll pay has not yet been determined because City Council must first [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The case of a male charged with various offences after multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle and injured in a southside parking lot in October 2025 was heard in Lethbridge Court Friday.  Christopher David Hegg from Calgary is charged with five counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault [...] Read More »

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald   The Allied Arts Council (AAC) celebrated their achievements over the past year and welcomed four new honourary members at their annual general meeting held at CASA on Thursday evening. Casa saw an all-time high of attendees totaling over 164,000 at various events held at the [...] Read More »

MORNING JOE-Joe Manio, Lethbridge Herald There’s a certain type of pedant who will proudly tell you where they went to school within the first five minutes of meeting them… as if the institution itself were a personality. Good for them. But let’s be honest… a diploma is not a personality. And it certainly isn’t proof [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates are making their last pitch to party members before voting in the six-month campaign concludes later today. Each of the five candidates will have time at the convention this morning to outline their vision for party leadership. While there is a voting booth at the Winnipeg convention, voting opened [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here’s a quick look at the candidates and how the last six months have gone for them. Avi Lewis Work: Lewis is a documentary filmmaker, activist and journalist for outlets ranging from Much [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women’s rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality. Toronto resident Yanar Mohammed opened the first women’s shelter in Iraq two decades ago. She died after being shot outside her [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it’s relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line project, as its construction will begin this summer. A statement from the provincial Crown utility says about 85 per cent of the camp [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on NDP delegates Friday to focus on issues like affordability and health care and put off tackling bigger policy ideas until they form a government. Kinew offered a simple piece of advice to the next leader of the federal NDP — concentrate on winning elections first. “It’s important [...] Read More »